Teen girl and mother fight the state over right to refuse chemo cancer treatment

[HockeyMom]

143. Well, there is a LOT of leeway with Minors after HS Graduation

You, and Government, do not have complete control after High School Graduation with a Minor Child. My husband gradated at 16 years and 8 months in 1965. I graduated High School at 17 and and 7 months in 1965. Our older daughter graduated HS at 17 and and 5 months in 1996.

Military. Our daughter at 17 wanted to join the Military after HS graduation. Yes, parental consent was needed but MINOR CHILD had to give their consent and even SIGN on the dotted sign. As soon as the recruiter at the PARENT consultation which SHE had to be present for, heard her say, "Hell no, if you cannot guarantee me this, I AM NOT SIGNING, the recruiter packed up his papers. Mommy and Daddy could sign a thousand consents but without MINORS consent, it was a no go. Military could not kidnap her and send her to boot camp based just on Parents Consent. Factor. Our older daughter then and today had her own mind and a MOUTH. She wasn't afraid to voice her opinions to the world.

Schooling? Again, once HS Graduation occurs, 17 year old graduates cannot be forced to attend school. I WANT you to go to college. CPS will not take your Minor and force them to attend college classes once they graduate HS. Sorry, parents that is your MINOR CHILD'S decision.

Employment. After HS graduation for a Minor? Can a PARENT, or CPS, block a HS Graduate Minor from working full time? NO. No parental consent required. With a HS Diploma, a parents or government cannot tell a Minor that they cannot work full time after graduation. I did not need my parents consent to work full time after HS graduation. I did not have to sign my consent for my MINOR daughter in 1996 after graduation for her to work full time. All our employers required of both of us was showing our HS Diploma for employment; no CONSENT from parents as Minors.

It seems to be as far as MINORS concerned, while they cannot legally do anything they want, HS GRADUATION does confer a lot of rights for UNDERAGE Minors.

To all you parents who think you can control your 17 year olds, you need to think again.

BTW, if the State of Connecticut, as they issued in their statement, has a duty to prevent "suicide", by that logic do they have a duty to force "life saving treaments" on adults too to preven their sucide too? Doctor says you need these procedure to save your life, as an adult you cannot say NO? State will arrest you then to force treatment on you because they have a DUTY to prevent suicide??????